One Nation’s right-wing populism is built around a big lie, writes Peter Boyle, because it defends the very capitalist system that has created the widespread pain and insecurity it seeks to channel into racist scapegoating.
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About 1000 people attended the Stop the Chop rally to demand Premier Peter Malinauskas and the Labor government stop destroying the city’s trees and parks. Markela Panegyres reports.
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The investment boom in generative artificial intelligence, spurring the rapid build of data centres across Victoria, is raising widespread concerns. Jacob Andrewartha reports.
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Redistributing the wealth and making mining sustainable requires transitioning to a democratic and publicly run industry. Sam Wainwright argues this is not Pauline Hanson’s vision for the mining industry. Hers is about enabling billionaire owners more ability to profiteer.
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Dick Nichols reports on the Seventh International Ecosocialist Gathering, which took place in Brussels.
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Tamara Pearson visited Nahua indigenous towns in Guerrero state, Mexico, who are being terrorised by criminal gangs and have formed a community self-defence force to protect their towns from attack.
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Socialist Alliance is contesting the November Victorian elections in the Northern Metropolitan region for the Legislative Council and in the lower house seats of Broadmeadows and Pascoe Vale. Jordan Shukri AK Armaou-Massoud reports.
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The First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels, involving government representatives from 59 countries, was in Santa Marta, Colombia, reports Ben Radford.
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The recent hantavirus outbreak reminds us that global capitalism is engaged in an assault on nature that also poses an increasing threat to human populations, argues John Clarke.
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Labor conspicuously omitted plans to avert the climate emergency in its budget, however renewable energy projects are advancing nonetheless. Alex Bainbridge reports.
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Extinction Rebellion SA organised a series of creative protests outside the Australian Energy Producers conference to protest the push for more fossil fuels in a climate emergency. Markela Panegyres reports.
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This year's Sydney Film Festival, running from June 3–14, features films about First Nations resistance, a Palestinian uprising and communities seeking justice, writes Ben Radford.